Worcester police probe kidnapping, carjacking

The alleged suspects drove past a detail officer on Dorchester Street, where the victim yelled for help, police said in a statement.

The incident occurred just after 3:30 p.m.

The officer, working a private detail at Worcester Academy, called for help after observing a black Acura drive by. A man in the rear passenger seat placed himself halfway out the rear window and yelled for help, police said.

The officer said the man either jumped or was pushed from the moving car near the intersection of Mendon Street. The suspect continued driving the Acura, with a maroon car following it, police said.

Around the same time that officers received the request for help from the detail officer, patrolmen received a call to an Austin Street apartment about a kidnapping, police said.

Witnesses said a man driving a black Acura parked in front of the Austin Street apartment, got out the car and entered an apartment for a few minutes.

As the man left the apartment, two tall black men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, met him at the bottom of the front stairs. The two men walked the victim to his own car, and the victim was placed in the rear seat. The armed suspect entered the driver's seat and drove off.

The maroon car followed the Acura. It was unknown how many men were inside the maroon car.

The Acura and maroon car were the same two vehicles seen on Dorchester Street. After the victim jumped or was pushed from the car he ran to the detail officer.

The two vehicles were last seen driving from Dorchester Street to Grafton Street at high speed.

The suspect was treated for a leg injury.

Within minutes, the stolen black Acura was found abandoned on nearby Park Terrace, police said. Witnesses said they observed the Acura park abruptly, with a maroon vehicle driving up to the side. Several men got out of the Acura and entered the maroon vehicle, which headed toward Heywood Street.

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